The Tyelera Moment
by Thabo Jijana On December 13, 2016, in Salem Party Club v Salem Community, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in favour of 152 land claimants representing a community of amaXhosa who’d been dispossessed over a century ago by the 1820 British settlers and their descendants. While the court victory has been rightfully celebrated as […]
The Shifting Fortunes of a Performing Poet
Post-apartheid poetry and its makers have witnessed the commodification of the art in more ways than one. Now a veteran of the South African performance poetry scene, Vonani Bila notices his greying chin hairs, his fading allure and the fact that nothing exists outside the realm of exchange. He calls on the new generation of […]
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Chimurenga People include: Ntone Edjabe (publisher & editor-in-chief); Stacy Hardy (books & oration); Dominique Malaquais (art & pedagogy); Paula Akugizibwe (systems of governance); Graeme Arendse (design & layout); Andrea Meeson, Rustum Kozain, (copy); Bongani Kona, Akin Adesokan, Mamadou Diallo, Moses Marz, Kolade Arogundade (contributing editors); Langelihle Mthembu (editorial assistants); Brenda Skelenge, Esthie Hugo and Jessica Rurcell (proofreading). A – […]
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